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The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

THERE were So, $50 more births than deaths
tn France in 1886
a MOVEMENT is on foot to build boulevard
from Washington to Mt. Vernon.
A FAILURE to vaccinate is punished at
Phoenix, Arizona, by $500 fine, OF six months
in jail.
THERE is one bag of coffee in store or In
sight for every 120 persons In the United
States.
THIRTEEN hundred eX-Union and e1-Con-
federate soldiers have been holding a reunion
at Evansville, Ind
THE Turkish Government has forbidden
the attendance of Moslems upon the mission
schools in Palestine.
PETROLEUM spring which rises TO a
height of $50 feet has flooded the Balakhan
country, near Baku, Russia.
SUNDAY factory labor in Germany Is en-
forced by the sharp competition between en-
ployers, and agitation which VIII arrest
it is likely to set in.
NJ. D. BALI, United States Attorney for
Alaska died on the steamship Ancon Whne
en- route to Seattle, w. I. H-s body has been
shipped to Washington city.
ENGLAND encourages rife practice by sub
stantiaI rewards At the Wimbledon meeting
this year over 0,000 in cash prizes was dis
tributed among the contestants.
HALF the work of retaining the Potomac
fats at Washington is now done, and so
acres have been evolved for the magnificent
new park that the fats are TO furnish
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
MUSICAL, AND DRAMATIC.

Four plays by American authors are run
ming in New York.
MARIE ExGLE is to have 10000 for sing
ing In American cities this winter.
EDWIN BOOTH and Lawrence Barrett
charge -. so seat at their performances
Mrs. LANGTRY opened her season IN the
metropolis with anew play, AS IN LOOKING
Glass"
A NEW American opera, based on Frank
r Stockton's little story of The Lady or the
Tiger" Is to be produced IN New ork CITY
BoUCICAULr has brought out a new play.
ssPhrynen in San Francisco. 1t IS said TO
bear a striking resemblance TO LED Astray
Miss HELEN DAUvRAY, the well known
American star, has been compelled, by severe
illness, to cancel all engagements for this
season
THE management OF the Grand Opera
house in Pittsburgh have introduced an limo
walton in the shape of pair of opera glasses
fastened with a gilt chain TO every parquet
chair.
Mrs. JAMES BROWN POTTER viii open IN
Civil War at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, on the 31st of October. Mr. George r.
Sims the English playwright, is reconstruct
ing the fourth act.
Tom KARL, the tenor, H c. Barnabee and
W. H Macdonald, who seeded last spring
from the Boston Ideal Opera Company, have
ORGANIZED company of their own, which
will be known as the Bostonians.
THE Philadelphia singer introduced abroad
as Mile Nikita, and the heroine of a wonder
fuI story of capture by Indians, has not
proved a great success. English and Pa
risian papers speak of her as a fair singer
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
A HURRICANES FURY.
Great Destruction of Property
Along the Rio Grande


A hurricane visited Brownyille, Texas, and
vicinity the other night. The rain accom-
panying the storm deluged the country for
miles. The village OF Santa Cruz, oppo-
site Brownsville, was submerged for several
hours The Rio Grande rose rapidly and ragged
like the sea, and the backwater overhowed
many miles of fertile country. Hardly tree
is standing near the city, and several hun
dred acres of valuable sugar cane were blown
fat to the earth The roof of Masonic Hall was
carried away. Scanlan's large oil warehouse
was demolished. The telegraph wires were
Frustrated. The damage in Brownsville and
at Matamoras, Mexico, is estimated at
SIO00.00O. In Brownsville seventy small
houses were blown down and 300 others
were unroofed and rendered unfit for occu
pancy. In Matamoras dozen houses of the
better class and from $50 to 200 small houses
were ruined, while from 400 to 500 others
were unroofed. In the country on the Ameri-
can side of the river incalculable damage was
done Many heads of cattle and sheep were
lost and the crops of cotton, corn and sugar
cane were destroyed.
In MatamoraS the narrow streets in the
storm were torrents Even in the more cen
trail parts of the town the streets were filled
with ruins. The school buildings were full of
houseless people, and the authorities did
all in their power for them. Among the
merchants goods have been generally
damaged by water. The suffering in the
town and country is severe. At the railroad
station several sheds were blown down and
the line was reported inundated at several
rOjDtS
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
THE NATIONAL GAME.

ONLY S15 900 is asked for the release Oh
Ramsey and Kerins, the Louisville battery
ONLY fourteen out of the twenty-tour
League pitchers have won more games Ihan
they have lost.
IT is not a settled thing yet as to whether
the St Louis Club will or will not go INTO u .
League next season.
GARRISON of Chicago, leads the strlke-out
record of tie League pitchers. he mas Haue
1870 batsmen fan the air this season
MANAGER GAFFNEY corroborates the ruo
NOR concerning the reported sale OF the
WASHINGTON Club. The team IS for SALE
THE Metropolitans have beaten the record
by scoring only two runs In four successive
games Three of the games resulted III ho
runs.
THERE will be large number OF good pan
PLAYERS from the East in California curing
The coming winter, and some interesting
games may be expected.
THE Detroits have not been driven from
the head of the LeagUc. column since Une nrsG
week of the season, wen they occupleu Snllu
and second places excessively Tor two Gays.
PRESIDENT JOHN WARD is reported to have
said that the League must recognize the base
ball Brotherhood. If not, an ASSOCIATION may
be formed of its members IN oppoSlClon W
the League
JTMP1RE MCLEAN, of the international
Ieague. mulcted ten of the players at 10
ront0 recently He fined FaatS SO, McCor-
! mack s. and eight of the Syracuse players %
each for finding 1aulC Will Ills OeClSloh''
THE series between the st. Louis Club ana
the Detroits for the worlds championship ,1a
will probably consist of nine games. Two
games will probably be played in New ork,
two i'm Detroit and two in Chicago, and one
each in st. Louis, Philadelphia and Balsl-
more.
Ina recent game at Philadelphia between
the Athletics and st. Louis, Latham, not
liking McQuade's umpiring, insultlngly
asked the umpire if he was going to do the
WIGHT thing in the game" McQuade replied
! Mat he was, and Immediately clapped a heavy
| fine on Latham
| ACCORDING to the records of the National
League. Bouthers, of Detroit, leads all bats
men, with a percentage of AS He has
| PLAYED in 100 games, scored ia runs ana
| made 212 base hits. Conner leads the New
! York Club: Darling, Chicago; Nash, Boston
| Hines. Washington; Ferguson, PhiladelphIa;
| Carroll, Pittsburg, and Seery, Indianapolis
II HAVE umpired for both organizations;
| and let me tell you the League is away ahead
| of the Association" said Umpire Daniels.
ITO begin with, the League has better pat
| tiers, and its players see and play much inner
! points. The st. Louis Browns! Yes, they
| are a wonderful team, but the Detrolts can
win from them by virtue OF superior Dat
| ting"
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
The Places He Will Stop At South
and West.

The completed arrangements for Mr. and
Mrs Cleveland's extended trip South and
West were announced on Wednesday as fol-
lows:
Leave Washington by Pennsylvania Rail-
road Friday, September 80, at 10 A. M
Arrive at Indianapolis Saturday, October
l, at IL A. NJ
Leave indianapolis Saturday, October Lat
p NJ. o4l
Leave Terre Haute Saturday, Oct. L, at
Arrive at ST. Louis Saturday, Oct. 1, at
12 o'clock midnight.
Leave ST. Louis by chicago ana Al1oh
Railroad Tuesday, Oct. 4, at II P. NJ
Arrive at Chicago Wednesday, OCTOBER D,
Leave Chicago by Chicago and North
western Railroad, Thursday, October o, at
Arrive at Milwaukee Thursday, October
Leave Milwaukee Friday, October Z, at
Arrive at Madison Friday, October Z, at
Leave Madison by Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul Railroad Monday, October lO, az
Arrive at st. Paul Monday, October 10, at
Leave st. Paul Tuesday, October II, at II
! noon.
| II. at P NJ. G.. d.,
Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Tuesday,
| October II, at P. NJ. %
! Arrive at Omaha Wednesday, October II,
Leave Omaha, by Chicago, Burlington and
! Quincy Railroad, Wednesday, Oct. II, at L
! noon. ~. 10
| at 81 PM
Leave St Joseph Wednesday, Oct -, at
Arrive at Kansas City Wednesday, Octo-
| Der II, at 8 Il P. II.
| Leave Kansas City, by Kansas City, Fort
| Scott, and Gulf Railroad, Thursday, October
Arrive at Memphis Friday, October IA, at
! p. NJ.
| Leave Memphis, by Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad, Saturday, October 10, at
! P. NJ.
| at II p. NJ. c.
| Leave Nashville by Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and ST. Louis and Western and Attain
| tic Railroad Monday, October l., at IL A. ~
Arrive at Atlanta Monday October IL, at
! II P. NJ.
| - O'Clock midnight
Arrive at Montgomery Thursday, October
! 20, at A..
| Western North Carolina routes Ihursday,
! October 20 at l P NJ .,
| Reach Washington Saturday, October y,
| at A. NJ
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

CLAUS SPECKELS, the San Francisco sugar
king, is said to be worth over thirty millions
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG is collecting mate
rial for history of the civil life of General
Grant.
THE aged Baroness Burdett- Coutts and her
Young American husband are coming to
America.
THE mad King of Bavaria is learning to
make himself useful He passes his days In
pairing potatoes.
KING HUMBERT, of Italy, is only forty
three years old, yet his hair, long since gray,
is now nearly white
seboth sides to pitch in to him. when his book
on the war is published
HENRY GEORGE, the land and labor agita-
r tor was fined 300 in New York recently Tor
disregarding the notice to serve as jury
man.
Two of Blaines sons, Walker and Emmons,
are citizens of Chicago. Both live at the
Union Club in that city. One is LAWYER and
the other is a railroader-
THE richest man in Vermont is Colonel
Fstey. of Brattlet oro. He is worth at the
present moment -, 500, 900, all made in trade.
He never speculated dollar in any Of the
pet stocks or bonds.
THE Oldest man in Indiana is Samuel Nor
rison of Indianapolis. He was born In 11SS
in that State, and his faculties are clear and
strong He is chiefly occupied with reading
and writing in the field of local history.
SINCE the recent death of ex-senator Gil
lev of New Hampshire, the oldest surviving
Senator is Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
who was born in 1879. After him come JEFF
ferSon Davis, born in 1SOS, and Hannibal
Hamin, born in 1909.
MRS RACHEL STILLwAGON, of Flushing,
claims to be the oldest woman on Long ISL
and She has just celebrated her 1O3d birth
day surrounded by descendants to even the
fifth generation. Three-quarters of century
ago the fame of Mrs. Stillwagon'S beauty ex.
tended Is far SoG:h Is Baltimore
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07

GEN. JAMES LoNGsTREET lives in
nuiet farm house on the summit of q
mountain ridge in North Georgia. A
friend who has just been paying him a
visit says that his hair is silver, his
whiskers are snow, his giant figure
somewhat bent, but his eagle eyes still
flash with the old-time fire, and years
have only deepened the strong lines Ii
his face.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07

A NEW sw1ndIlng scheme Is the spec
tacle racket" Two men take in the
country towns, one styling himself the
partner of some welI-known city ocullst.
They tell the people that they need
glasses, and examine the eyes and
"prescribe" pair of spectacles for 81.
The glasses are worth less than twenty
five cents.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07

HENRY ALEXANDER COOPER, formerly
a circus giant, but now saloonkeeper
in Buffalo, is the tallest man IN the
United States. He is eight feet two
inches in height and weighs $50 pounds
His hand is thirteen inches and his fooS
seventeen inches long. He does not
find it necessary to employ "bouncer"
in his saloon.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
A WATERSPOUT'S WORK.
Two Towns in Mexico Nearly Swept
Away.

A despatch from New Laredo, gives the
details of great destruction of property In
Guerro and Mier, Mexico, near the Rio
Grande by the overlooking of two rivers In
Mier, which is built on the banks OF the River
Mier' 200 houses were destroyed and
MANY were completely washed away. The
town of Guerro, which is situated on the
banks of the Salado River, is inundated,
and about fifty houses we're either completely
washed away or damaged. Both these rivers
rise in the Lampasas Mountains, and were
swollen by a great waterspout, which fell on
Friday, and did mnch damage to the Mexi-
can National Railroad"
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07

A LINCOLN NeD.) young girl was
dressing in her room during thunder
storm when her pug dog ran in. She
clasped it to her bosom and flash OF
lightning instantly killed it. She was
Mortified to find that an image of her
dog had been photographed on her
bosom. There seems to be no way of
removing the picture, which gives
every shade, color, and wrinkle of the
canine form.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07

CAPT. Tom BRABsoN, welFknown
farmer living on the French Broad
River, near Boyd's Creek, Tenn, IS
the owner of a white mule As years OF
age. The venerable beast was kept IN
the harness until two years ago, when
he was retired on pension. He has
been in possession of the mule Tor
thirty-seven years, and can vonch for
his age.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-29
sacramento,s Belle of Ca,;forn,a.

The Examiner credits Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Waterman with the following ex-
pressions of comparative beauty, after see
ing Langtry in Pauline. That paper says
Lieutenant-Governor Waterman left his
seat only once during the performance,
and that at the close of the third act.
hardly know how to speak of her, y
be said. ''Of course she is a beautv-at
least that is what the world saws. Now,
agreed that she is a beauty, l VII, frankly
admit that / can only criticise her truth
fully and justly by comparisons. will
not stoop to the subterfuge of negatives,
| will not say that she is not thin; that she
is not fat that she is not freckled. | will
simply compare her with the belle of Cali
fornia? Who is the belle of California ?
Why, she lives in Sacramento, of course
| will name her, although there is hardly
need of it. The belle of California is Miss
Eta B. Now, for the comparison
The Lily's shoulders are well nodded; they
give one the idea of marble. But look al
Miss Etta's shoulders; they are flesh and
blood. They may not give one the idea OF
marble, but at least they are the shoulders
of the type of beautiful womanhood
Next, compare the two figures The Lang
try is tall; she is well nodded she even
has been called Venus. But there is no,
that soft, melting, womanly appearance
that distinguishes the Belle of California
from the remainder of her sex. Last OF
all, l will speak of Mrs. Langtry's ankle
II is well nodded | grant, but then it is
English before everything else, while as for
the Belle OF California-why, her ankle is
,,in,3 ~ -"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-29
The Small Fish Industry

The Fish Commissioners have been hay-
ing good work done at the Bay of late.
Last Friday fifty Chinese were arrested for
illegal fishing. There is abundance OF
proof against them, and they will be fined
$50 each, making 81, 800 in all. The fines
will probably be paid. This makes sew
enty-one Chinese arrested within the past
month for the same Offense. One-third OF
the tine goes to the informers, and the re-
mainder to the Fish Commission fund.
Commissioner Sherwood informs the
Marysville appeal that he thinks these
arrests will break up the business of ship
ping small fish to China. For years the
Chinese have been engaged in it, using
both dag and set nets. The average OF
the catch would be only about an inch in
length. A patch of land several acres in
extent, at Saucelito, was used for the pur-
pose of sun-drying the fish. After driving,
the fish were placed in sacks, as tightly as
hops, and then shipped to China, where, il
IS said, they are ground in flour which is
used for making soup. The Chinese have
also been gathering immense quantities OF
immature shrimps, which have likewise
been sent to the Flowery Kingdom. Even
the shells of shrimps, gathered up at res
taurants, have been sent to China to be
ground up and spread upon the land as
manure.
The operations of the Chinese fishermen
at the Bay have been very destructive to
the fish supply. From single sack little
fish of no less than twenty-one different
varieties were seen by Commissioner Sher-
wood. 1t has been slaughter of the inno-
cents, the shipments running up into the
hundreds of tons.
The fifty Chinese captured used nine
boats Gunks), each boat having several
nets. The drag-nets had meshes so small
that nothing escaped them.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-29
Land Omca Matters.

The following business was transacted In the
United States Land Office, in this city, yester-
day:
Agricultural Applications-Jacob w. Belun,
Placerville, FL Dorado county: H. A, 1904; al
lowed and filed Hervey Matthews, Suffer
Creek, Amador county: H. A, 5,065; allowed
and filed. Joseph F. Valencia. Nashville, FL
Dorado county; D. s. 1888; allowed and filed.
Philip J. Lovless, FL Dorado, Fl Dorado county;
D. s., 1854; allowed and filed John E Lovless,
FL Dorado, FL Dorado county; d. s., 9,5S5: al
lowed and filed. Charles II. Hilton, Silver
Lake, Amador county, II. A., $685. allowed and
filed Alonzo Miller, Silver Lake, Amador
county; D. s.. 1856; allowed and filed. George
1857; allowed and filed.
Final Proofs-Domenieo Morettim,s Placer
Vile, FL Dorado county; rejected upon the
ground of insufficiency of residence Mrs.
Amelia Bunker, Diamond Springs, Ell Dorado
county; rejected upon the ground of insufficient
publication of notice. Joseph G. Carr, Fairplay,
FL Dorado county approved, and final receipt
issued. Gilbert Pfortner, San Andreas, Gala
veras county; approved, and final receipt is
sued.
Contested Case-James Drumm vs. Chris
Forney San Andreas, Calaveras county; con-
tinued until June 18th, at 9 A. NJ.
Mineral Patents Received-Joseph l.. Moody,
Sierra county; Gibraltar placer mine. Joseph
L.. Moody, Sierra county; Whippoorwill placer
mine. Edward Walsh, Auburn, Placer county;
west extension Calf Pasture quartz mine.
Dorado county; Happy Flat placer mine. John
Malear, Georgetown, Ell Dorado county; Ander-
son placer mine. William Wilkinson ct al
Lowell Hill, Nevada county; Wilkinson placer
mine. Samuel Forni ct al, Pilot HILL FL Dorado
county; Bonanza placer mine.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-29
The Oakland Ferry Rates souabb,e,

"The fact of the matter is" said Colonel
Creed Raymond, chief of the law depart
ment of the Southern Pacific, to Post re-
porter, in reply to question as to what
course the company intended to pursue
with respect to the Communication ticket
contest, since the Acknowledgement had
advised that Mr.. Robinson had cause
against the company by mandamus. "is,
that the whole matter is absurd and ride
ulous. No mandamus proceeding against
the Southern Pacific in a matter like this
Oakland ferry Communication ticket contro-
versy can be maintained. OF course,
neither the Acknowledgement nor ANYBODY
else can be estopped from bringing man
damus proceedings, but it is another thing
to win. If such an action could be main
taiued, it would prove simply that the is
suance OF communication tickets is Illegal,
and it would be stopped. What would be
the effect of that? Why, we would charge
our legal fare of Is cents Who would
suffer 10y it? The people of Oakland, and
| am surprised that they have not taken
some consorted action to protect their own
interests. Certainly it is not matter in
which the railroad is profoundly inter
ested
"When Governor Stanford and his as
sociates purchased the ferry lines they
pursued a liberal policy. They made a
communication rate foi the purpose of build
ing up Oakland and increasing ferry travel.
They allowed any one to buy ticket for
So which entitled them to ride so many
times month. 1t was really fve-cent
rate, and, considering the distance of
twelve miles and the character of the sery-
ice, it would not of itself pay expenses.
,but by making that rate it enabled the
company to greatly increase its travel at
the regular rate-15 cents per trip. Now,
as a matter of cold fact, the company
found that this accommodation was being
abused, and merely changed it BY allow.
ing the Communication ticket to be pur-
chased, but permitting the purchaser to
make only two trips per day for period
of thirty days. 1t was special rate
which the company allowed, and that is
all there is of the question. 1t is the peo-
pie of Oakland who are interested really
in the question, and not the railroad COM
pany."-.S. +. Post.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-29
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
ORDINANCE NO. 900.

In order 10 secure uniformity and I'M
prOvement in the appearance of the
business portion of the city in the reg
uiation OF signs, etc,
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY
L of Sacramento do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. Ordinance No. So is hereby
amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any person.
firm, society or club to suspend or have sus-
pended over or across any alleyor sidewalk any
cloth or paper sign, or 20 place or have placed
either awning posts or the outer edge of the
sidewalks
SECTION 3. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son or business firm to suspend, or have sus-
pended over or across any sidewalk any sign or
board bearing the letters or figures of sign
that will hang lower than eleven QI) feet from
the bottom of said board or sign TO the side
walk; in all cases said boards or signs to be
hung in such manner as to guarantee ALSO
lutte safety to the general public.
SECTION 4. ANY person or persons having such
signs as specified in Section ,, ofthis Ordinance
shall within five days from ana after the pass
age OF this Ordinance be required to have the
same removed.
SECTION 5. Amy person orpeIsons having signs
or boards suspended TO any lower hight than
specified in Section 3, of this Ordinance shall
be re uired to prope,ly adjust the same within
en days from the passage of this Ordinance
SECTION 6. Any'person violating the provisions
of this Ordinance, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding SO for
the first Ofleuse. and not more than S25 for each
succeeding ofiense.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall take effect i'm
mediately. EUGENE J. GREGORY,
President Board of Trustees
Passed June q, 1887.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-29

The lrishmen of Boston, who sent in that
absurd protest against the use of Faneuil
Hall for jubilee celebration. committed
one of those shortsighted acts that return
upon the projectors to plague them. Sup
pose lot of Englishmen had protested
against the use Of the hall for the several
Irish sympathy meetings that have been
held there, where fire and sword breath
ings against England, with whom we are
on amicable terms, prevailed. What
would the Irishmen of Boston have thought
of that? Yet in truth there would be far
more reasonableness in such protest, than
in that of the Irish, for the reason that
their meetings were to promote to ends
hostile to England, which is our friend by
treaty, commerce and comfy. The truth
is, Faneuil Hall is public hall, for rent
TO whatsoever pays, aud no one has any
right to protest against its letting